DISCOVERY DAY: Play Reading – Tamburlaine part one
Join us at The Rose to watch or take part in a one-hour long play reading of Tamburlaine part one by Christopher Marlowe.
Written in 1587, the play was a sensational success and launched Marlowe's career on the public stage. He quickly wrote a second part, and the two plays were published together in 1590.
Set in 14th & 15th century Asia, it dramatises events in the life of Timur Khan (1336-1403), who, as the original title page puts it: "from a Scythian shepherd, by his rare and wonderful conquests, became a most puissant and mighty monarch. And (for his tyranny, and terror in war) was termed the Scourge of God."
The session will start with a brief introduction to cue scripts – what they were, and how Elizabethan actors used them to learn their parts.
For those choosing to take part in the reading, roles will be drawn from a hat 20 minutes before the start of the play, and scripts will be provided.
ORGANISED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE ROSE
Written in 1587, the play was a sensational success and launched Marlowe's career on the public stage. He quickly wrote a second part, and the two plays were published together in 1590.
Set in 14th & 15th century Asia, it dramatises events in the life of Timur Khan (1336-1403), who, as the original title page puts it: "from a Scythian shepherd, by his rare and wonderful conquests, became a most puissant and mighty monarch. And (for his tyranny, and terror in war) was termed the Scourge of God."
The session will start with a brief introduction to cue scripts – what they were, and how Elizabethan actors used them to learn their parts.
For those choosing to take part in the reading, roles will be drawn from a hat 20 minutes before the start of the play, and scripts will be provided.
ORGANISED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE ROSE
Saturday 7 February 2026 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (UTC+00)
Location
The Rose Playhouse
56 Park Street, Southwark, London, Greater London SE1 9AR
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DISCOVERY DAY: Play Reading – Tamburlaine part one
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